10th Lesson
READ THIS ARTICLE ON PEACE, THEN DO ACTIVITIES.
PEACE ONE DAY: ONE MAN'S DREAM
Can one ordinary person persuade world leaders to stop war ?
That was the dream of the young British film-maker , Jeremy Gilley.
He wanted the United Nations (UN) to create an annual international day of peace.
For one day he wanted to stop all the guns in the world-a global ceasefire.
What did he do? It wasn't easy- he spent all his time campaigning. In 1999 he created the organization Peace One Day(POD). At first no one wanted to listen, but Gilley is a great communicator. He travelled all over the world and went to war zones,including the Middle East.
He made a short film about his idea and showed it to the world leaders.
Eventually he got the support of many people including Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama and organizations such as the Arab League . And celebrities such as David Beckham, Angelina Jolie, Jade Law and Mohanned Alì.
It was a difficult two years .Jeremy had lots of problems,but in 2001,after many meetings ,he won the support of the UN.
They decided to make 21st September an International Day of Peace- a day of global ceasefire and non-violence.
He also wanted to communicate his message to ordinary people all over the world. On his journey he met thousands of school children ,students and victims of war. He showed them his first documentary, Peace One
Day, and gave talks.
People fall ill in war zones because it's too dangerous for doctors and nurses to go there. So in 2007 the actor Jude Law went with Jeremy to
Afghanistan ,talked to tribal leaders, and organized a huge polio vaccination campaign for Peace Day. As a result , nurses gave vaccination to 1.4 million children.
Although there isn't a global ceasefire on Peace Day at the moment, there are thousands of projects to help people in war zones, to raise money and communicate the importance of peace.By 2007, 100 million people were active on Peace Day in 192 countries with health campaigns, peace walks, films and music events.
Activity N 1
Answer these questions.
What was Jeremy Gilley's dream ? ------
What did he do in 1999 to achieve his objective?
How did he persuade world leaders to stop war?
What celebrities helped him to show the world leaders his idea about Peace?
When did he win the support of the United Nations?
When did they decide to make 21st September an Internationa Day?
How did he communicate his non-violence message to ordinary pepole?
------When did he organize in Afghanistan the polio vaccination campaign for Peace Day?
In how many countries were there active people on Peace Day?
What did they do to help people in war zones?
ACTIVITY N 2
Read the article and complete the sentences.
Founded in 1999 by Jeremy Gilley------
Date of UN Peace Day------
Title of his documentary film------
Number of countries involved ------
What Jeremy did to achieve his objective------
What happens on Peace Day now ------
ACTIVITY N 3 Read the article again and find other words that go with these verbs:
Spend money ------
Win a prize------have fun------
Make a cake------give lessons ------
GRAMMAR : Verbs with direct objects+ infinitivelllll
L'espressione italiana “ volere che qualcuno faccia qualcosa si rende in inglese con
WANT + direct object + infinitive
I want John to help me
Voglio che John mi aiuti.
Liz's parents want her to be home by midnight.
I genitori di Liz vogliono che sia a casa entro mezzanotte.
Other verbs with the same frame of want :
We expect students to be punctual.
Ci aspettiamo che gli studenti siano puntuali.
I would like you to tell me your opinion.
Vorrei che mi diceste la vostra opinione.
She'd prefer us not to stay here at night.
Preferirebbe che non ci fermassimo qui stanotte. They'd love you to work for them.
Sarebbero felici che lavorassi per loro.
OTHER VERBS:
Advise consigliare ask chiedere convince convincere encourage incoraggiare forbid proibire invite invitare persuade pertsuadere teach insegnare tell dire,ordinare warn avvertire.
Activity N 4
Use the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.
Carol: What do you want me to do?
Boss: I want------this letter(write)
Carol : What do you want Jack to do?
Boss : I'd like------his report(finish) Carol : What about Barbara?
Boss :I want ------our agents.(phone)
Carol : Do you want the technician to come ad fix your computer now?
Boss : No,I'd prefer------my work (not interrupt)
Carol: Do you want all the employees to be at the meeting?
Boss :Yes, I expect------there at 3 o'clock.(be)
ACTIVITY N5
Example:The guide said to the tourists,”visit the museum “(advised)
the guide advised the tourists to visit the museum
The doctor said to his patient,”start the treatment” ( convinced )
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I always say to my students,”Participate in the school activities “.(encourage)
We said to Mary,”come on holiday with us”(have invited)
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Sophie is saying to Tom, “this is how you send an email”(is teaching)
ACTIVITY N 6
Translate these sentences .
Vorrei che tu mi telefonassi.
Lui preferirebbe che lei lo accompagnasse.
Il cameriere ci disse di aspettare.
Il pubblico vuole che il concerto cominci
Mi dispiacerebbe che tu non venissi alla festa.
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